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Separate granular permissions for discovering and joining spaces

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Chat API

Feature

Generally Available: You can now configure separate, granular access permissions for discovering and joining a space in the Google Chat API. To specify who can discover or join a space, include the AccessSettings object in the spaces resource, and use the accessPermissionSettings field to specify granular permissions.

For more information, see the Target audience for the Spaces resource.

Learn more in this Google Workspace Updates blog post: New discoverable space setting in Google Chat.

Fetched July 11, 2026